Live coverage: Globe reports from Tori Stafford trial
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Defence lawyer Dirk Derstine and judge agree -- Terri-Lynn McClintic will testify next week, starting Tuesday. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:26:52 PM -
Tara McDonald is up now.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:26:53 PM
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She and Rodney separated when she was 23; she had custody of both children.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:05 PM
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Starting with Tara McDonald's background. She married Rodney Stafford at age 17, son was born in 1998; Tori on July 15, 2000.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:06 PM
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Tara McDonald had just moved from Fyfe Ave into her new home on Frances Street a week before Tori's disappearance.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:06 PM
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Talking about her drug use. She says she started taking it in 2005.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:07 PM
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"It became an expensive habit. My health was failing, I had lost a large amount of weight. I needed to get cleaned up," she says.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:08 PM
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She went to Woodstock's methadone clinic to clean up, her drug use was tapering off, but #ToriStafford's disappearance caused her to takeby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:09 PM
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an 80 ml pill of OxyContin every day.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:11 PM
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Tara McDonald says she first met Terri-Lynn McClintic in late January/early February of 2009. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:12 PM
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Tara McDonald and her partner, James Goris, were introduced to McClintic's mother and they went to her 'dilapidated' triplex to buy Oxyby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:14 PM
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On one visit, they noticed Carol had a dog and they discussed breeding them. Goris bought Oxy from Carol. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:21 PM
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She met Terri-Lynn McClintic twice: first time, she was leaving as Tara and James were going to buy Oxy.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:22 PM
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The second time, McDonald was invited into Carol McClintic's room, sat on her only piece of furniture (a futon on the floor)by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:23 PM
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Terri-Lynn came in to give her mum a message. The McClintics had no phone, so Terri-Lynn had gone out to use a pay phone. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:24 PM
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After the video of Tori and the woman in white was released, a friend of Tara McDonald's told her the woman was Terri-Lynn McClinticby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:25 PM
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Tara McDonald called Woodstock police and told them the woman in the video was Terri-Lynn McClintic. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:26 PM
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Police found a "Cheers" poster at Terri-Lynn McClintic's house with Tara and James' phone number on it. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:27 PM
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Tara McDonald says her children never, to her knowledge, ever mentioned knowing Terri-Lynn McClinticby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:28 PM
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Tara McDonald describes Tori: "She loved music and Hannah Montana, art, colouring, she spent a lot of time with her brother.They were closeby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:29 PM
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"She took swimming lessons. She loved girly things, lip gloss, makeup, berets," Tara McDonald said #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:36 PM
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April 7, Tori had her photo taken at school. That night, her brother was with grandmother while Tori set up her room at the new houseby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:37 PM
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That morning, Tori was in a good mood. Her grandma dropped off brother Daryn to walk younger kids to school, then gave #ToriStafford a rideby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:38 PM
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When #ToriStafford didn't arrive home at 3.45 as planned, Daryn went out looking for her on bicycle, Tara went looking on footby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:39 PM
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Tara McDonald went to see the grandfather of one of #ToriStafford's friends, she wasn't there. Then called some other friendsby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:40 PM
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Tara called her mother, who picked her up and they drove around.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:41 PM
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Her friend Heather's son also hadn't come home and police were searching. Tara McDonald saw the cop car and told them about the situationby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:43 PM
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Tara McDonald says James Goris did have a drug debt: he ripped someone off for 20 or 30 pills worth $400. She had no debts.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:44 PM
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Dirk Derstine is cross-examining Tara McDonald now. He asks about her OxyContin useby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:27:44 PM
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Tara McDonald says she took an Oxy pill the day #ToriStafford went missing, just before she went home to wait for her kids.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:28:55 PM
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Tara says she told Daryn to walk Tori home from school. But when Daryn came out of school, Tori had already left.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:28:56 PM
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That day would have been the first time Tori and Daryn walked from school to the new house. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:28:58 PM
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Derstine is asking lots of questions about the routine of walking home, why grandmother didn't drive them that day etc. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:28:59 PM
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The previous house was just one house away from the school. Easy for Daryn and Tori to talk.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:29:00 PM
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Tara McDonald estimates it was about 4.30, when James Goris returned from getting his GST cheque, that she set out looking for Toriby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:29:01 PM
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Tara McDonald says Tori knew not to talk to strangers, had done an art project on it.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:29:01 PM
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Derstine's cross-examination is done. Tara McDonald's evidence is done. #ToriStaffordby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:29:02 PM
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Tara McDonald left court, without speaking to reporters, and walked across the street to her car, in the company of Goris and an older womanby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:29:02 PM
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Staff Sergeant Paul Hess is up now, he's an investigator with the Woodstock police.by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:39:11 PM
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Hess was called in the evening of April 8 when reports of #ToriStafford's disappearance came inby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:43:09 PM
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He says he swiftly called in a large number of detetctives that night, along with uniformed officers to help: "I just didn't have a very...by Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:43:49 PM
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"...good feeling." He said. Held a briefing at 9 pm that nightby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:44:14 PM
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They searched the area around the school and Tori's residenceby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:44:34 PM
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Police interviewed the mother, searched using K9, containment unit all night. #ToriStafford's mother, father and mother's partner all helpedby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:52:51 PM
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The next morning, they obtained video from College Avenue Secondary School and called in staff at Tori's school to identify herby Adrian Morrow via twitter 3/7/2012 8:58:55 PM
